As someone who grew up in unstable socio-political circumstances and as an immigrant, I have reinvented myself many times, and I can help you do the same. I am a fierce fighter for social justice and a supporter of oppressed people.
As someone who grew up in unstable socio-political circumstances and as an immigrant, I have reinvented myself many times, and I can help you do the same. I am a fierce fighter for social justice and a supporter of oppressed people.
I am a bilingual (English/Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian) therapist. I offer culturally informed therapy and acknowledge individual, intergenerational, historical, racial, and social trauma. These traumas are often at the root of modern human issues.
explore how your feelings of anxiety, depression, and stress impact your daily functioning. We will use different tools to help you develop new ways of understanding and reacting to life stressors.
explore how your feelings of anxiety, depression, and stress impact your daily functioning. We will use different tools to help you develop new ways of understanding and reacting to life stressors.
Through gentle exploration and skill building, you will be guided to a place of understanding, acceptance, and compassion for where you are in your journey and how you got here. I like to use CBT, DBT, ACT, and mindfulness-based interventions.
Co-create therapy, focused on strengths and survival within these systems, and assisting you to recognize your own resiliency.
Co-create therapy, focused on strengths and survival within these systems, and assisting you to recognize your own resiliency.
I approach therapy through a critical lens to identify all factors impacting our mental health, including the systems under which we are operating, and the detrimental impacts these can have based on multiple identities.
My clients are Latinx adults, children/teens who struggle with life and/or family expectations, who feel that no matter what they do "it is not good enough" or who struggle in setting healthy limits and "boundaries" .
My clients are Latinx adults, children/teens who struggle with life and/or family expectations, who feel that no matter what they do "it is not good enough" or who struggle in setting healthy limits and "boundaries" .
My use of Latinx approaches- which includes incorporating Latinx cultural values, storytelling, art, music, and community building practices.
Address the origin of your issues, problem solve about ways to make your present meaningful and focus on your strengths. You will feel confident in tackling challenges in life. I provide a safe space where clients feel comfortable to share all issues
Address the origin of your issues, problem solve about ways to make your present meaningful and focus on your strengths. You will feel confident in tackling challenges in life. I provide a safe space where clients feel comfortable to share all issues
I use evidenced based therapy modalities in my work with clients with the best efficacy. I start with building a rapport and focus on the therapeutic relationship which is key for any kind of therapy to be effective.